{
  "id": 737700,
  "title": "Congress demands declaring Assam floods as 'national problem'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/congress-demands-declaring-assam-floods-as-national-problem",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T05:04:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam/congress-demands-declaring-assam-floods-as-national-problem/article71339583.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the memorandum, the Congress said around 40% of Assam's total land area, or 31.05 lakh hectares, is flood-prone, much higher than the national average of 10.2%",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "DAP leadership engages northern delegates ahead of National Congress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/dap-leadership-engages-northern-delegates-ahead-of-national-congress",
        "published": "2026-08-13T04:21:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}